By Dave Armstrong, National Catholic Register - It’s always good to define our terms. In his Modern Catholic Dictionary, Servant of God John Hardon provided a good definition of “Examination of Conscience”: Reflection in God’s presence on one’s state of soul, e.g., in preparation for the sacrament of penance.... He also defined “General Examen” this way: Prayerful daily periodic examination of one’s conscience to determine what faults have been committed, which call for repentance, and what good actions were performed, for which God should be thanked.